Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashion

by Katherine Joslin

Book Overview

Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashion places the iconic New York figure and her writing in the context of fashion history and shows how dress lies at the very center of her thinking about art and culture. The study traces American patronage of the Paris couture houses from Worth and Doucet through Poiret and Chanel and places Wharton's characters in these establishments and garments to offer fresh readings of her well-known novels. Less known...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611682185
• ISBN13: 9781611682182
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: University of New Hampshire Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 9.9"